WEBVTT >> THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON. THE INTERSECTION OF FLATWATER ROAD, THIS UNBELIEVABLE SCENE OF A TRUCK FILLING AND TO END, A SEPTIC TRUCK THAT WAS 75% FULL. READ OFF THE BAT, THE DRIVER IS OK. HE WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT THAT DOOR AND FIND A SAFETY. HE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM TO HE WAS VERY SCARED EXITING THE VEHICLE. AS THIS HAPPENED, ANOTHER ACCIDENT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD TOWARD MILLERSVILLE, PLEASE WERE REDIRECTING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS TRUCK CAME DOWN THE HILL TOWARDS THE POOL. IT WAS NOT ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TURN ONTO THE ROAD, CRASHED INTO THIS FENCE AND INTO THE SWIMMING POOL. THIS IS NOW FILLED WITH SEPTIC FLUID AND DIESEL FUEL. WE SAW CREWS PUMPING DIESEL OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE POOL. ANOTHER CREW HAS MOVED IN PUMPING OUT THE TRUCK AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF PUMPING OUT THE POOL, THEN PULLING THE TRUCK OUT OF HERE. THE HOMEOWNER DID NOT WANT TO GO ON CAMERA. HE WORKS THIRD SHIFT AND WAS ASLEEP AT THE TIME, HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RUMBLE OF THUNDER. HE WOKE UP A LITTLE WHILE LATER TO FIND THIS IN HIS SWIMMING GOLD. HE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND JUST THANKFUL NO ONE WAS HURT. DEFENSE WAS MOVED SOME 30 YARDS OUTSIDE THE POOL INTO THE HOMEOWNERS YARD. HAZMAT CREWS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WERE ALL WORKING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET US MESS CLEANED UP.

A septic tanker overturned in Lancaster County, landing in a swimming pool and dumping the sewage it was hauling.It happened at Stehman Road and Slackwater Road in Conestoga Township, south of Millersville, around 2 p.m.State police said Stehman Road was closed because of another accident involving a propane truck rollover, and traffic was being redirected to Slackwater Road. The septic truck driver wasn't able to navigate a turn, and the truck smashed through a fence before ending up in the pool.The driver wasn't hurt.The homeowner was asleep at the time, and he said he thought the loud noise of the crash was thunder. He woke up again later and found the truck in his backyard. He said he's happy there were no injuries.Hazmat crews cleaned up the sewage and the diesel fuel that spilled. After the pool was drained, the truck was hoisted out.

CONESTOGA TWP., Pa. —

A septic tanker overturned in Lancaster County, landing in a swimming pool and dumping the sewage it was hauling.

It happened at Stehman Road and Slackwater Road in Conestoga Township, south of Millersville, around 2 p.m.

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A septic tanker crashed into a pool in Conestoga Township.

State police said Stehman Road was closed because of another accident involving a propane truck rollover, and traffic was being redirected to Slackwater Road. The septic truck driver wasn't able to navigate a turn, and the truck smashed through a fence before ending up in the pool.

The truck crashed through a fence before landing in the pool.

The driver wasn't hurt.

Hazmat crews are helping with the cleanup.

The homeowner was asleep at the time, and he said he thought the loud noise of the crash was thunder. He woke up again later and found the truck in his backyard. He said he's happy there were no injuries.

Hazmat crews cleaned up the sewage and the diesel fuel that spilled. After the pool was drained, the truck was hoisted out.